# Michael J. Amore

Senior Software Engineer • Full Stack Developer • AI Enthusiast

- Location: Orange County, CA
- Email: michaeljamore@gmail.com
- Website: https://michaeljamore.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michaeljamore
- GitHub: https://github.com/mjamore

## Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building web and mobile applications. Strong background in front end development, back end development, database management, API design, automated testing, build pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud services.

## Experience

### Senior Software Engineer - Cox Automotive - KBB & Autotrader

- Period: 2018 - Present
- Location: Irvine, CA
- Company: https://www.coxautoinc.com/
 
Lead developer for several lead generation products, serving millions of automotive customers across North America.

- Integrate with dozens of internal and external APIs to build seamless user experiences
- Design and development lead generation systems to connect consumers with car dealers
- Led migration effort on multiple codebases to AWS, improving scalability and reliability
- Hired and mentored 10 junior and mid-level developers, fostering a collaborative team environment

### Senior UI Engineer - Cox Automotive - Dealer.com

- Period: 2012 - 2018
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Company: https://www.dealer.com/
 
Developed highly customizable website templates and reusable components across the dealer.com platform.

- Built 20+ client projects using React, Vue.js, and Next.js
- Responsible for OEM API integrations to ensure consistent look and feel across brand websites
- Created reusable component libraries reducing development time by 30%
- Collaborated with designers to create pixel-perfect implementations
- Built automated regression test suites using Cypress and Jest to ensure application stability

### IT Specialist - Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates

- Period: 2010 - 2012
- Location: Frisco, TX
- Company: https://www.scarbrough-medlin.com/
 
In-house IT specialist supporting staff and maintaining IT infrastructure.

- Built web portal for clients to access and download critical documents
- Responsible for all IT-related issues and maintenance tasks
- Managed network infrastructure and ensured data security


## Education

### Business Computer Information Systems

- School: University of North Texas
- Location: Denton, TX
- Period: 2009 - 2012

Focused on custom software development, database management, and IT infrastructure to support business operations.



## Awards

### Hackathon Winner - Best Overall

- Issuer: Cox Automotive - KBB
- Date: 2022

Demonstrated how we could use our proprietary automotive industry data to build a consumer-facing experience on kbb.com for users to determine the fair market value for vehicle repair and maintenance.


### Hackathon Winner - Best Overall

- Issuer: Cox Automotive - Dealer.com
- Date: 2017

Built a bot detection system to more efficiently serve different experiences to humans vs. bots Saved $50K/mo in expense from Akamai.



## Certifications

- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Associate - AWS Training and Certification (2023)
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate - AWS Training and Certification (2023)